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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the bomber pilots think is Hitler's "secret weapon"?
(a) Clouds.
(b) Bombs.
(c) Snipers.
(d) Low lying wires.

2. How many days after D-Day does Germany's premier tank division arrive at the French coast?
(a) 13.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 17.

3. Who is the first American to stand atop the bluffs?
(a) Pvt. Eldon Wiehe.
(b) Sgt. Jim Henderson.
(c) Capt. Joe Dawson.
(d) Gen. George Rader.

4. What novel does Ambrose refer to when discussing the bomber missions?
(a) Catch 22.
(b) Fall to Arms.
(c) Catcher in the Rye.
(d) The Longest Day.

5. What does Eisenhower want to paralyze in the weeks leading up to D-Day?
(a) German artillery stockpiles.
(b) French railway system.
(c) French and German farms.
(d) German oil reserves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the command post of General Bradley?

2. What does RAF stand for?

3. How many bombers are shot down by Luftwaffe on D-Day?

4. What are B-17s known as?

5. What becomes the objective of the 1st Army Division?

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